Table 3 Predictors of improved AIS at long term follow-up.

From: Long-term outcome and predictors of neurological recovery in cervical spinal cord injury: a population-based cohort study

Variable

Univariable model

Step-down multivariable model

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age (years)

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.272

Male sex

1.07 (0.57–2.01)

0.883

C0–C3 injury

2.10 (1.12–3.96)

0.021

2.45 (1.19–5.17)

0.017

AIS C–D on admission

1.90 (1.02–3.61)

0.047

7.46 (2.73–21.4)

 < 0.001

Days from injury to admission

0.98 (0.89–1.01)

0.500

UEMS on admission

0.97 (0.95–0.99)

0.005

LEMS on admission

0.99 (0.97–1.00)

0.108

0.92 (0.88–0.95)

 < 0.001

Central cord injury

1.74 (0.89–3.42)

0.108

3.28 (1.29–9.05)

0.016

High signal on T2WI

0.83 (0.28–2.46)

0.727

Surgery required

0.81 (0.24–2.92)

0.743

ICU-stay (days)

0.98 (0.95–1.00)

0.061

0.96 (0.92–0.99)

0.011

  1. AIS American spinal cord injury association impairment scale, ICU intensive care unit, T2WI T2-weighted image.
  2. Bold text in the p-values column indicates a statistically significant association (p < 0.05).